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23 Cards in this Set
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What is the supreme law of the land? |
The constitution |
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What do we call the first 10 amendments? |
Bill of rights what is one righ |
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What is one right from the amendments ? |
Freedom of speech, religion and assembly |
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How many amendments does the constitution have? |
27 |
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What is the economic system? |
Market economy and capitalist |
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One branch from goverment |
Judicial, Congress, legislative |
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How many voting members does the House of Representatives have? |
435 |
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What stops the branches from becoming powerful? |
Checks and balances |
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What is one power from the federal government? |
Declare war |
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What is one power of the state? |
Provide safety and protection, schools, etc |
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Who makes federal laws? |
Congress, senate, and house |
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What is the highest court in US? |
Supreme Court |
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One responsibility for us citizen only ? |
Serve on a jury |
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One right that’s only for us citizens |
Vote |
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One reason colonist came to America ? |
Freedom |
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Why did colonist fight Britain ? |
Taxes; taxation w/o representation |
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War fought in 1800s |
Civil war; Mexican American war |
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What led to civil war ? |
Slavery |
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What did the emancipation proclamation do? |
Freed the slaves |
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Who did the us fight with in ww2? |
Japan, Germany, Italy |
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Main concern of us during Cold War? |
Communism |
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WW2 and Great Depression president ? |
F. Roosevelt |
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Longest rivers in US |
Missouri and Mississippi |
